# 2.2. Ready, Set, Go!

Here are a few quick tips to get you up and running.

- To start an application, click on the "K" button on the panel (called the Application Starter) and choose an item from the menu.

- Click the icon that looks like a folder with a picture of a house on the taskbar to access the files in your home directory using kfm, KDE's File Manager utility.

- Choose Application Starter > Utilities > Terminal to get a Unix command prompt, or press `Alt-F2` to get a mini command prompt window to execute a single command.

- Choose the KDE Control Center item on Application Starter to configure KDE.

- Press `Alt-Tab` to switch between apps and `Ctrl-Tab` to switch between desktops using the keyboard.

- Use the right mouse button to access context menus for the panel, desktop, and many KDE applications.